novel.in

NOVEL.IN dates back to February 17, 2005; its registration is valid until February 17, 2027. This gives it about 21 years of history. OnlineNIC; Inc. (IANA ID 82) manages the name, which is active at the moment. Unauthorised transfer are prevented by its status flags. The owner organisation on record is Bang Cai Chen from China. Its nameservers are ns1.363.hk and ns2.363.hk. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks. Nameservers decide where a domain's DNS is hosted, so a change of nameservers usually means the website or email moved to a new provider. Renewals are usually made for one to ten years at a time, so an expiry date far in the future shows a long-term commitment to the name. Privacy services replace the owner's contact details in the public record with those of a proxy, which is common for personal registrations. Status flags such as transfer or delete locks are set by the registrar or registry to protect a domain from unauthorised changes. An older registration date is often seen as a sign of an established website, although age alone says nothing about who owns it today. Registrars are the companies accredited to sell and manage domain names, and the sponsoring registrar is the one currently responsible for this name. Changes to the registrant organisation can point to a sale, a merger or simply an update of company details. Public WHOIS records can show the registrant organisation and country, while many owners now hide personal details behind privacy services. Registry locks add an extra layer of protection for valuable names, because changes then need manual confirmation by the registry. The creation date shows when the name was first registered, while the expiry date shows how long the current registration has been paid for.

The record was updated in 41 fields between September 5, 2022 and April 5, 2026. The domain moved from Online Nic to OnlineNIC; Inc.. DNS moved from dns1.365.com, dns3.365.com, dns4.365.com and dns5.365.com to ns1.363.hk and ns2.363.hk. The registrant organisation became visible in the public record. It was renewed: the expiry date went from February 17, 2023 to February 17, 2027. Each change listed here can be checked against the original snapshots further down the page.

The Whois Data Center archive contains 5 historical WHOIS snapshots for NOVEL.IN. The newest snapshot was taken on April 5, 2026. The snapshot list below shows every capture we hold, newest first. Investigators use dated records to establish who controlled a domain at a specific point in time. A long history with few changes usually points to a stable owner, while frequent changes can signal a transfer or a resale. Buyers often review the history of a domain before purchasing it, to see past owners and registrars. Each snapshot is a dated copy of the public WHOIS record as it looked when it was collected. Security teams use WHOIS history to spot suspicious ownership changes and to link related domains. These records help track changes in registration details, ownership signals and DNS over time. Historical records are useful for due diligence, brand protection and investigating the background of a website.